All-time favorites

It has been a while since I was active on wordpress, just as it has been a while since I wrote a poem, or spared a moment doing the soulful things that make me happy. It is amazing to think I have now been on wordpress for over four years! And look how time has flown by…much as it always does. It makes you realize the importance of preserving special moments with photographs and reliving those moments again…even if slightly altered in your memory.

Here is a collection of some of my favorite pictures over the past four years. Don’t tell me you cannot find a couple nice treasures here, even if I am no photographer! Enjoy!

I love pictures of everyday simple things. Beauty lies in things we tend to overlook so easily…and we are the losers for it. I love the spindly canopy of this coconut tree and the sky peering from its foliage.

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I love the icy perfection of winter captured in this photo taken by a friend Viraj Thakur.

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Isn’t this picture of Walden ponds in Massachusetts, simply beautiful? I mean just look at the vibrant colors. I can’t help but feel a kinship to Henry David Thoreau by being able to enjoy what he grew to love and enjoy so much. I am not comparing myself to Thoreau that would be tall order…just saying that I feel blessed enjoying the same sights he probably once did!

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My husband and I had stopped by a random coffee shop one morning on our long walks. We were young, happy and carefree and the picture reminds me of those days.

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And how can you live in Los Angeles and not have a few favorite pictures of the beach?

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I know people find graffiti ugly and disfiguring, but I actually dig it. I see it as just another form of art. Take these beautiful photos for instance. What’s not to like?

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Aah beautiful Sedona. Nothing screams peace, perfection and grandeur like Sedona! I wish I could live here.

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So that’s it folks. Feel free to pingback with your favorite photos or articles. I am dying to see what you got!

Path

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

Buddha

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All is procession; the universe is a procession with measured and beautiful motion.

-Walt Whitman

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Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.

-Thich Nhat Hanh

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Inspired by Cheri’s Photo Challenge: Path

Tiny: Newborn feet

I was recently blessed with a gorgeous baby girl. The photo challenge provided by Cheri Lucas Rowland rang a chord in my heart as my baby’s tiny feet have brought about so many changes to my life and such joy to my heart.

Sometimes the biggest changes in life are brought about by tiny beginnings…

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It’s Fall

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by E.E. Cummings

(Photos by Viraj Thakur)

Beauty in Simplicity

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Photographs by Viraj Thakur

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Meenakshi Temple – Tamil Nadu, India

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Antiquated

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I love visiting Antique stores for their sheer nostalgic value. Some of the items are even before my time and I cannot but help look at random objects and wonder the history of the object. Who was the original owner? Did she enjoy using that article? What was her story? What was happening in the world at that time? Every object for sale is more of a story and less of an object. Here are 3 pictures of the Stars Antique Market in Hermosa Beach. Look at the abandoned dolls, cookie jars, handwoven crochet blanket. Among these artifacts and more you will find tons of stories to ponder and savor.